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Leif Pagrotsky

Member of Parliament, Sweden

Leif Pagrotsky on the Swedish Economy 3:30 Discuss
Leif Pagrotsky on His Tenure as Trade Minister 1:14 Discuss
Leif Pagrotsky on Swedish Social Benefits 1:46 Discuss
Leif Pagrotsky on Bailing Out the Big Three 2:21 Discuss
Leif Pagrotsky on Globalization and the Swedish Economy 3:47 Discuss
Leif Pagrotsky on Barack Obama 1:29 Discuss
Leif Pagrotsky on Socialism 1:06 Discuss
Leif Pagrotsky on Education in Sweden 3:13 Discuss
Leif Pagrotsky on Health Care in Sweden 2:31 Discuss
Leif Pagrotsky on the Swedish Banking Crisis 1:51 Discuss
Leif Pagrotsky on the Riksbanken’s Intervention 1:52 Discuss
Leif Pagrotsky on the Creative Class 2:48 Discuss
Leif Pagrotsky on Sweden’s Drug Laws 3:13 Discuss
Leif Pagrotsky on American Misconceptions of Sweden 1:31 Discuss
Leif Pagrotsky on Wall Street Excess 2:02 Discuss
Leif Pagrotsky on George Soros and Joseph Stiglitz 2:49 Discuss

About Leif Pagrotsky

Leif Pagrotsky Leif Pagrotsky is a Swedish Social Democratic politician, who had various posts in the government of Göran Persson between 1996 and 2006. In 1997 Prime Minister Göran Persson made Pagrotsky Minister of Trade and in 2002 Minister for Industry and Trade. One of his most publicly known activities during this period was his efforts to promote Swedish popular music export. In 2004, he switched posts with former Minister of Education Thomas Östros. At the same time, the responsibility for cultural matters, previously belonging to a separate ministry, was added to Pagrotsky’s portfolio. Pagrotsky has a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science in economics from Gothenburg University. Before joining the Cabinet, Pagrotsky worked at the Central Bank of Sweden and in the Ministry of Finance.

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